Acclimatization response to a short-term heat wave during summer in lactating Brown Swiss and Holstein Friesian cows by Aristide Maggiolino, Lucrezia Forte, Alessandra Aloia, Umberto Bernabucci, Erminio Trevisi, Cristina Lecchi, Fabrizio Ceciliani, Geoffrey E. Dahl, Pasquale De Palo

“…The findings suggest that Brown Swiss cows may be more resilient to heat stress in terms of productivity, while Holsteins show better nighttime recovery. …”
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Physical, Mental, and Health Empowerment Disparities Across Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma, and Combined Groups and the Moderating Role of eHealth Literacy: Cross-Se... by Jiaying Li, Xiaobing Wu, Yibo Wu, Daniel Yee Tak Fong, Yang Song, Siyi Xu, Changhwan Kim, Xiaohong Lin, Vinciya Pandian

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to assess these disparities and examine how eHealth literacy moderates them to guide the development of tailored nonpharmacological strategies. MethodsWe analyzed data from 2 waves of the nationally representative “Psychology and Behavior Investigation of Chinese Residents” surveys to identify participants who self-reported asthma, COPD, or both. …”
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Path model explaining the association between fear of falling and health-related quality of life in (pre-)frail older adults by Tjard Sattler, Sophie Gottschalk, Hans-Helmut König, Tobias Braun, Gisela Büchele, Michael Denkinger, Tim Fleiner, Corinna Nerz, Kilian Rapp, Martina Schäufele, Christian Werner, Judith Dams

“…Methods A theoretical path model was developed based on existing evidence and expert feedback and fitted to cross-sectional baseline data on 385 community-dwelling (pre-)frail older adults from the PromeTheus randomized controlled trial using robust weighted least squares estimation. …”
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Biospeckle Optical Coherence Tomography in Visualizing the Heat Response of Skin: Age-Related Differences by Ryosuke Nakasako, Jun Yamada, Takahiro Kono, Hirofumi Kadono, Uma Maheswari Rajagopalan

“…As for both gender and age, because of the smaller sample size for age and gender combined, more studies are needed to obtain statistically reliable results. …”
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Caracterización odontológica de pacientes con demencia e institucionalizados del municipio Holguín by Beatriz de la C. Graña Bermúdez, Mayra Rosa Carrasco García, Aluet Niño Peña, Ania Luzardo Gutiérrez

“…Objective: to describe the oral health state in patients with dementia institutionalized in Holguin municipality. Methods: a descriptive study of a series of cases in elderly patients with dementia institutionalized the Jesus Menendez nursing home from Holguin City, from April 2011 to June 2011 was performed. …”
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Traumatismos dentarios en niños con retraso mental de la provincia Holguín by Yunaydis Tamayo Avila, Niurka Sara Cruz Besil, Yuleika Nuñez Rojas

“…Objective:  to characterize the dental injuries in children with mental retardation, in Holguin municipality, in the period from January to June of 2012. Methods: an observational, descriptive, transversal study was carried out in special schools from January to June 2012. …”
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Lesiones bucales y factores de riesgo presentes en adultos mayores by Beatriz García Rodríguez, Haydeé Cuadrado Brito, Dayamí Bidopia Ríos, Elizabeth González Arévalo

“…Objective: to identify oral lesions and risk factors present in older adults. Methods: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional in older adults belonging to the office number nine, the Polyclinic Ardaya Mario Gutierrez, during the month of February 2012. …”
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A Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Study of Esomeprazole Comparing a Dual Delayed-Release Formulation (YYD601) to a Conventional Formulation Following Multiple Administrations in He... by Lee HW, Kang WY, Park JS, Lee JH, Park JJ, Gwon MR, Yoon YR, Seong SJ

“…Blood samples for PK analysis were collected pre-dose and up to 24 hours post-dose. …”
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Cutaneous manifestations of diabetes mellitus: Correlation with HbA1C level—A cross-sectional observational study from a tertiary care center in Eastern India by Nirjhar Mandal, Pranjal Praveen, Sumit Sen, Shayeri Banerjee, Pratik Dey, Sudip Mandal

“…To classify the severity of DM by taking into account certain cutaneous manifestations. Materials and Methods: Consecutive 103 diabetic patients attending dermatology outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in Kolkata were included in the study. …”
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Molecular Classification of Large B-Cell Lymphoma and High-Grade B-Cell Lymphoma Cases and Association with Outcomes in Morocco by Mahat Taybi, Zineb Khammar, Noufissa Alami Drideb, Rhizlane Berrady, Sanae Benmiloud, Laila Bouguennouch, Sanae Elfakir, Laila Tahiri, Mohammed Majdoub, Laila Chbani, Nawal Hammas

“…<b>Methods:</b> This retrospective study included 50 patients diagnosed with DLBCL/HGBL over a period of nine years (2013–2022) and treated with RCHOP chemotherapy protocol. …”
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A CLINICAL AND ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS PRODUCED BY THE PROGRAM OF RSV-INFECTION PROPHYLAXIS DURING THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SEASON OF 2012/2013 IN MOSCOW by V. I. Ignat'eva, D. U. Ovsannikov, M. V. Avksentyeva, O. U. Rebrova, K. V. Gerasimova, I. G. Soldatova, G. A. Asmolova, L. L. Pankratyeva, E. A. Degtareva

“…The aim of this study is to assess use of palivizumab for preventing the RSV-associated LRTI in children from the groups of high risk of severe course of this pathology from a clinical economic point of view in the course of a regular stage of RSV infection immune prevention program realized in Moscow in the season of 2012/2013. Materials and methods. The study involved detailed analysis of results of LRTI immune prevention with palivizumab in a sample of 189 case report forms containing information on the children who had received 3-5 injections of the drug. …”
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Inadequacy of antenatal care attendance and its determinants amongst pregnant women in Ethiopia based on the 2019 Mini-Ethiopian demographic health survey: secondary data analysis by Asaye Alamneh Gebeyehu, Anteneh Mengist Dessie, Melkamu Aderajew Zemene, Rahel Mulatie Anteneh, Ermias Sisay Chanie, Natnael Kebede, Natnael Moges, Sintayehu Simie Tsega, Melaku Ashagrie Belete, Ermiyas Alemayehu, Denekew Tenaw Anley

“…Therefore, this study aimed to examine the magnitude and identify determinants of inadequacy of antenatal care attendance amongst pregnant women in Ethiopia. Methods Inadequate ANC attendance was defined as combining starting ANC visits after the first trimester and having fewer than four visits together. …”
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Avaliação histológica e de espessura das cápsulas orgânicas formadas ao redor de expansores de tecidos de superfície lisa ou texturizada em humanos Histological and wall thickness... by João Medeiros Tavares Filho, Tulia Cuzzi, Diogo Franco, Ivan Demolirani, Talita Franco

“…This question has motivated research on capsules to determine which type of expander is best. METHODS: We conducted a double-blind, prospective study with no exclusion criteria on 38 patients already undergoing tissue expansion at Plastic Surgery Department at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (University Hospital of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro). …”
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Synergistic effect of photobiomodulation and leukocyte-platelet rich fibrin on bone regeneration in rat critical defects by Ali Sadeghian, Bita Rohani, Sadegh Hasannia, Fatemeh Mashhadiabbas, Reza Fekrazad

“…Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of leukocyte and platelet-rich fibrin (LPRF) and LPRF combined with photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT/LPRF) on bone regeneration in critical-sized defects. Materials and Methods: Forty-six male Wistar rats, weighing 200 ± 20 g, aged 9 weeks ± 2, were randomly assigned to four groups: (1) bone material with normal saline referred to as Control, (2) bone material with LPRF, referred to as BL, (3) bone material with LPRF and PBMT referred to as BLP, and (4) bone material with normal saline and PBMT referred to as BP. …”
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Assessing the vector competence of Italian Culex pipiens and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes for the re-emerging Oropouche virus by Elisa Mancuso, Francesco Severini, Luciano Toma, Giulia Marsili, Francesca Casale, Concetta Castilletti, Federico Giovanni Gobbi, Antonello Amendola, Christina Merakou, Martina Del Manso, Flavia Riccardo, Giulietta Venturi, Marco Di Luca, Claudia Fortuna

“…This study evaluates the vector competence of Italian populations of Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens for the newly circulating OROV strain, which was introduced into the country by infected travelers. Methods Experimental infections were conducted under biosafety level 3 conditions, exposing adult female mosquitoes to an infectious blood meal containing OROV. …”
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Chronic Tic Disorders in Youth: Clinical Phenotypes and Response to Pharmacological Treatment with Aripiprazole by Francesca Falcone, Stefano Berloffa, Gianluca Sesso, Antonio Narzisi, Elena Valente, Valentina Viglione, Gabriele Masi, Annarita Milone, Pamela Fantozzi

“…Methods: A total of 95 subjects with tic disorders (age range 6 to 17.9 years, mean 11.1 ± 2.11 years, 80 males) were naturalistically recruited. …”
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In vitro Validation of a Novel Disposable Remover to Remove Activated Leukocytes Generated During Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Pilot Study by Zheng Y, Ran Y, Wu J, Yang P, Liao X, Zhang J, Meng W, Gou D, Li L, Du L, Lin J

“…This is a substudy within a previously registered clinical trial (NCT05400356) that aims to validate a novel disposable remover to remove activated leukocytes generated during CPB.Methods: The device contains an enhanced biocompatible leukocyte membrane (Chinese patent CN202310822538.X) coated with RGD peptide (Arg-Gly-Asp), which binds to specific polypeptide groups on activated leukocytes, leading to their affinity-based adsorption. …”
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The impact of the SKILLZ intervention on sexual and reproductive health empowerment among Zambian adolescent girls and young women: results of a cluster randomized controlled trial by Lila A. Sheira, Chama Mulubwa, Calvin Chiu, Jenala Chipungu, Chelsea Coakley, Helene Smith, Ushma D. Upadhyay, Chansa Chilambe, Besa Chibwe, Jake M. Pry, Boyd Mkandawire, Maggie Musonda, Carolyn Bolton Moore, Jenny Liu

“…We sought to evaluate the impact of a peer-led, sports-based intervention on sexual and reproductive empowerment among in-school Zambian adolescent girls and young women. Methods Data come from the ‘SKILLZ’ study, a cluster randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of a peer-led, sports-based health education program. …”
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Dynamics of vector competence for dengue virus type 2 in rural and urban populations of Aedes albopictus: implications for infectious disease control by Jehangir Khan, Muhammad Adil, Zhang Junyan, Dongjing Zhang, Yidong Deng, Zhiyue Lv, Tao Chen

“…Wolbachia (−0.12 < r < −0.92) and immune effectors (−0.025 < r < −0.568) were negatively correlated with DENV in all mosquitoes, with more negative values indicating a stronger inverse relationship. …”
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Understanding motives for illicit medicinal cannabis use: an exploratory analysis in a medical cannabis program by Carter Reeves, Lirit Franks, A. Taylor Kelley, Michael Incze, Adam J. Gordon, Ziji Yu, Eden Flake, Gerald Cochran

“…Identifying barriers and contributors to MC use and motives for IMC use can promote safety, improve program design, and inform future research efforts. Methods This exploratory analysis utilized baseline survey data from a convenience sample-based prospective cohort evaluation of newly registered (< 6 months) adult participants in Utah’s MC program who had been diagnosed with chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder, and/or cancer. …”
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